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Who Dey Revolution Manifesto

Preamble

IN THIS TIME of perpetual Cincinnati Bengals incompetence and futility, with zero playoff wins in the nineteen seasons since the WhoDeyRevolution Godfather, Paul Brown, passed away in 1991 and handed the team to his fortunate son, the Despot, Mike Brown;

Introduction

WE, the members of the Who Dey Revolution, in our fervent dedication to the Cincinnati Bengals and fanatical desire to transform our hometown team into perpetual Super Bowl contenders, call for a popular revolution of fans to demand comprehensive reform to the managerial decisions and approach of Cincinnati Bengals ownership, management, staff and players, and hereby call for the adoption of the following Who Dey Revolution Manifesto:

Manifesto Demands

THAT the Mike Brown, Katie Blackburn, Marvin Lewis, along with every other member of the Bengals management, staff and personnel, state publicly to all Bengals fans, “I will do everything in my power to help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl;”

THAT Mike Brown will hire a general manager, drastically expand the scouting department and relinquish all control of player personnel;

THAT all training, rehabilitation and medical facilities are considered best-in-class compared to other NFL teams;

THAT the management fill the team only with players who fit the system, both mentally and physically, and are not reluctant to makes changes to player personnel when needed, regardless of cost or loyalty concerns;

THAT offensive and defensive line depth is considered the top priority for all player personnel decisions;

THAT all decisions made by ownership, management, staff and players, both on and off the field, are judged only by this criterion: “Does this help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl?”

Chinedum Ndukwe (CN): Well, I would suggest becoming a really
good football player first…I really enjoyed the experience for a couple of
weeks taking business classes on entrepreneurship investment strategy.

WDR: What advice would
you give recent Elder grad and future Notre Dame Tight End Kyle Randolph about
playing for the Irish under Coach Weis?

CN: For the transition from high school to college, you
couldn’t ask for a better coach than Coach Weis. Everything he does is for a reason. You hear a lot of news about him being tough
and being blunt but it is all tough love. He is genuine and you can trust him for who he is.

WDR: Do you think that
going to Notre Dame prepared you for the transition to the NFL better, being
under the national spotlight and having the constant pressure?

CN: Definitely. At
Notre Dame you are playing on such a huge stage with such high
expectations….for me, the transition from college to the NFL wasn’t adjusting
to the speed, it was more of a mental demand. You have to be more prepared on every play than in college.

WDR: You went to high
school with Brady Quinn in Columbus, do you guys still keep in touch?

CN: Oh yeah, we talk weekly. He is one of my best friends.

WDR: Do you talk trash
to him before or after the Bengals play the Browns?

CN: Yeah, but its all in good fun. I can’t wait to set up opposite him when he
gets an opportunity to play.

WDR: What has new D
coordinator Mike Zimmer been emphasizing so far in the offseason?

CN: So far, it has been a lot of technique. He has really
been stressing a lot of technique and film study. As a former DB coach, he has been working a
lot with the DBs so far which I have really enjoyed.

WDR: What do you think
will be the big changes between Zimmer and Bresnahan? Do you think the team will move to a 3-4?

CN: I don’t thin we are going to a 3-4. but we might go to
some 3-4 fronts sometime. I loved Coach
Bresnahan’s defense. He put me in a
position to make plays. With Coach
Zimmer, its kind of unknown,

CN: Yeah, I knew that we were looking at the defensive
tackle in the 3rd and I saw he was still around, but we have so many
Domers on the team maybe they were worried we would take over the locker room.

WDR: What did you
think about the Bengals draft?

CN: From what I have been hearing, they did a great job.
Jerome Simpson looks like a big time receiver.

WDR: What do you do in
the offseason to prepare for the season?

CN: It was a long season, so right after I did a lot of
resting to heal up my body. Then after a
month I got back in the gym and started working out, nothing heavy. Then I was able to spend a few weeks at
Harvard. It is really a lot of running
and conditioning and staying in shape. There is never downtime in the NFL.

WDR: What are your
personal goals for the 2008 season?

CN: Seeing the things better…seeing the whole field
better. I want to be an everydown player
this season. I want to become an impact
player on D and be a force on the field every down.

WDR: You signed a
multi-year endorsement with Reebok - what shoes are you wearing right
now? Do you wear Reebok's everywhere? After games, when you take
your Reebok cleats off, do you put on a different pair of Reeboks for the press
conference? What about to church or a wedding - does Reebok make
formalwear?

WDR: Training Camp
starts soon, which seems pretty boring. Not much to do but practice,
sleep and eat. Who are the biggest eaters on the team? My bet is on Big
Willie.

CN: You know what, I have never seen Willie eat. I don’t know if he has a personal chef in his
dorm room, I really have never seen him eat. Dan Santucci is always eating though. Lots of Italian food. Pasta,
meatballs, spaghetti.

WDR: What about
someone who you wouldn’t expect would be a big eater?

CN: Antiono Chatman is a big eater. He may be tiny but he can eat.

WDR: What is your
favorite place to eat in Cincy?

CN: After games, if my family is in town, we like to stay
downtown and go to one of the nicer restaurants like Mortons. I also really
like Precinct.

WDR: How do you like
your chili?

CN: I’ll do a three-way every now and then. Maybe throw some onions on. But I don’t know if the human body can handle
it more than once a month.

WDR: What are your
goals for the team in 2008?

CN: When you start the season you want to win every game,
the division and the Super Bowl. And we
have the players do to do that. We have
the best QB in the game, great wide receivers, we have restocked our D-line,
and I am a bit biased, but a great set of DBs.

WDR: Do you play
fantasy football? If so, what was your team name last year?

CN: Nah, I don’t play. Maybe I should get a league together this year.

WDR: What about
Madden? If I was in the NFL, I would constantly play games alone but on 2
player to set up plays to jack up my own stats. Like, do you ever make
Hines Ward come over the middle on purpose so you can flatten him?

CN: I used to play a lot in college, but I haven’t gotten to too much in
the NFL. I am actually headed back to Columbus this weekend to see my family and I think I am going to grab the Xbox and take
it back with me.

WDR: Do you check your
stats to see how Madden rates you?

CN: Yeah. I haven’t
for the new season, but I am going to go online today and check on that. Thanks for reminding me.

WDR: Good luck with
that, and good luck in training camp and with the season. Who Dey.